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Lane and Carrier Route Review Agent

Lower freight cost per lane without hurting delivery

DecisionsOperationsManagement
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Lane and Carrier Route Review Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Freight lanes change as customers and volumes change, but carrier assignments are rarely reviewed. This agent reviews each lane's cost per unit, on-time rate and claim rate by carrier. It compares with other carriers and modes on the same lane, and tests options such as combining shipments, moving to rail or adding a pool point. Each option is checked against customer delivery windows. If an option breaks a window, it drops it or splits out the customers who need it. A carrier with lower cost but poor on-time is not chosen for time-critical lanes. It drafts a lane plan with savings and service effects. The logistics manager approves carrier changes and any change customers will notice.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedNo 1 STARTS WHEN Quarterly review 2 USES A TOOL Pull lane costs and service metrics 3 DOES Find alternate carriers and consolidation options 4 USES A TOOL Calculate cost and transit time 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Does the option meet delivery windows? If not: drop it and try the next option. Back to step 3. 6 DOES Draft lane plan 7 YOU APPROVE Manager approves changes 8 RESULT Updated lane plan
Read the steps as a list
  1. Quarterly review
  2. Pull lane costs and service metrics
  3. Find alternate carriers and consolidation options
  4. Calculate cost and transit time
  5. Does the option meet delivery windows?If not: drop it and try the next option. Back to step 3.
  6. Draft lane plan
  7. Manager approves changesThe agent waits here for your OK.
  8. Updated lane plan

How it decides

It ranks options by saving and keeps only those that meet delivery windows and service floors.

  • Service floor per lane
  • Rank by saving
  • Time-critical lanes stay with high on-time carriers

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Lanes included
  • Service floor
  • Modes allowed
  • Saving threshold

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Changing carriers

Hard limits

  • Never tenders loads

It stops when

  • Done: plan approved
  • Stop: no better option

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

10 minto set it up in your AI
5 AIsChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok
  • One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensA Midwest lane used daily LTL at 4.10 dollars per case. The agent tested combining three days into one truckload at 2.60 dollars. The window check failed because one customer needed daily delivery. It looped back and kept that customer on LTL while moving the rest to truckload. Savings came to about 31,000 dollars a year. The manager approved.

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